Knicks’ Julius Randle has shot for something bigger than MVP

Someone forget to tell the Knicks that James Dolan blindsided his hockey franchise, not his basketball franchise. Suddenly, after Dolan fired his chief Rangers decision-makers, the Knicks acted as if he had dumped Tom Thibodeau and appointed Steve Mills to find his replacement.

Wednesday night was throwback night in Denver, where the Knicks haven’t won since 2006. Given the events of the day, it was fitting that the 2020-21 Knicks — such a good story all year long — suddenly morphed into the worst of Dolan’s teams over the last two decades. The Knicks were down 22 at the end of the first quarter, and down 28 in the middle of the second. It was a coincidence. It was a coincidence. It was a coincidence. Go ahead and write that on a chalkboard 100 times. But all kidding aside, after winning 12 of their last 13 games, the Knicks were way overdue to get hammered on the road by a very good team. It’s what happens in the NBA.